Fat Ham Quotes

James Ijames
This Study Guide consists of approximately 46 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Fat Ham.

Fat Ham Quotes

James Ijames
This Study Guide consists of approximately 46 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Fat Ham.
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JUICY Why the sheet? PAP I was trying to look more like a ghost.
-- Juicy and Pap

Importance: Pap appears as a ghost to speak to Juicy, highlighting the play’s irreverent approach to Hamlet, using humor to subvert the solemnity of Shakespeare’s original ghostly visitation. Pap’s decision to don a sheet makes his presence feel absurd rather than ominous, emphasizing the play’s rejection of traditional revenge tragedy tropes. It also signals the metatheatrical tone of Fat Ham, where the characters—and the play itself—are self-aware and intentionally dismantle expectations tied to the source material.

This is what I was raised in. Pig guts and bad choices."
-- Juicy

Importance: This quote encapsulates Juicy's feelings of entrapment within the toxic cycles of his family and environment. The reference to "pig guts" connects to the recurring motif of meat and butchery, symbolizing violence, oppression, and a lack of refinement. "Bad choices" reflects the intergenerational...

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